45 New Cases of COVID-19 Reported Thursday in Delaware County, Total Now 11,315

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There were 45 new cases of COVID-19 reported Thursday, Sept. 24 for Delaware County since cases were last reported Wednesday. Total number of cases is now 11,315 according to the Chester County Health Department.

No Delaware County deaths were reported, with total deaths remaining at  792.

Of those, 614 were in long term care facilities and personal care homes, according to data from the Chester County Health Department.

Click here for a state breakdown of COVID-19 deaths and cases as of Sept. 15 listed for individual nursing homes and personal care facilities, including Delaware County.

The following is a breakdown of COVID-19 fatalities by municipality for Thursday, Sept. 24.

  • Middletown 164
  • Marple 100
  • Haverford 66
  • Yeadon 47
  • Nether Providence 43
  • Upper Darby 43
  • Darby Borough 37
  • City of Chester 36
  • Concord 33
  • Media 30
  • Radnor 23
  • Prospect Park 18
  • Springfield 17
  • Newtown 16
  • Location unknown 14
  • Bethel 12
  • Ridley 11
  • Upper Chichester 10
  • Lansdowne 10
  • Upper Providence 9
  • East Lansdowne 6 (up 1)
  • Norwood 4
  • Brookhaven 5
  • Collingdale 4
  • Aston 4
  • Edgmont 4
  • Darby Township 3
  • Clifton Heights 3
  • Colwyn 3
  • Sharon Hill 2
  • Thornbury 2
  • Aldan 2
  • Ridley Park 2
  • Chester Township 2
  • Folcroft 1
  • Trainer 1
  • Glenolden 1
  • Chadds Ford 1
  • Swarthmore 1
  • Upland 1
  • Eddystone 1

COVID-19 fatalities have been reported in 40 of the county’s 49 municipalities.

Yeadon Borough continues to have the highest percentage of population being affected by the virus. It has 539 cases, affecting 4.7 percent of its 11,471 population.

Upper Darby has the most cases reported, at 1,753, affecting 2.11 percent of Upper Darby’s 82,993 population.

The following are the number of reported cases of COVID-19 in Delaware County as of Monday, Sept. 21, listed by municipality in descending order of caseload.

The list includes which communities saw an increase in cases based on previously unassigned cases and new cases since Monday, Sept. 21, the last date these statistics were updated.

  • Upper Darby 1,753 (up 5)
  • City of Chester 828 (up 5)
  • Haverford Township 672 (up 5)
  • Middletown Township 646 (up 1)
  • Marple 540 (up 3)
  • Yeadon 539 (up 1)
  • Ridley Township 491 (up 1)
  • Springfield 429 (up 1)
  • Darby Borough 424 (up 2)
  • Concord 385 (up 1)
  • Radnor 385 (up 2)
  • Nether Providence 323 (up 6)
  • Upper Chichester 231
  • Newtown 227 (up 1)
  • Aston 216 (up 3)
  • Lansdowne 213
  • Collingdale 182
  • Media 181
  • Sharon Hill 166
  • Darby Township 163
  • Upper Providence 156 (up 3)
  • Folcroft 138
  • Prospect Park 134 (up 1)
  • Ridley Park 125
  • Clifton Heights 118
  • Chester Township 111 (up 1)
  • Brookhaven 101
  • Colwyn 93
  • Glenolden 92
  • Thornbury 86
  • Aldan 81
  • Norwood 80
  • East Lansdowne 55
  • Tinicum 53
  • Upland 53
  • Swarthmore 52
  • Marcus Hook 40
  • Trainer 40
  • Eddystone 37 ([up 1)
  • Parkside 34
  • Morton 32
  • Chadds Ford 30 (up 1)
  • Lower Chichester 29
  • Millbourne 26
  • Chester Heights 24
  • Rutledge 5
  • Rose Valley 3

There are 297 cases still under investigation, to which no municipality has yet been assigned.

The county has had 102,638 people test negative for the virus. The health department is reporting an 83.83 percent recovery rate.

Cases broken down by age groups, as reported Sept. 24, are :

  • Under 10: 186 cases
  • 10 to 19: 862 cases (up 11)
  • 20 to 29: 1,208 cases (up 13)
  • 30 to 39: 1,540 cases (up 5)
  • 40 to 49: 1,461 cases (up 5)
  • 50 to 59: 1,731 cases (up 5)
  • 60 to 69: 1,392 cases (up 1)
  • 70 to 79: 845 cases (up 2)
  • 80 and over: 1,289 cases (up 3)

Click here to access the latest data on Delaware County from the Chester County Health Department.

For information and resources concerning the coronavirus, visit the county website here.

Pennsylvania data

The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed as of noon, Sept. 24, that there were 853 new cases of COVID-19 across the state since statistics were last reported Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to 153,397.

There were 17 new deaths reported statewide as of
Thursday, Sept. 24, with the total deaths listed 8,079.

For more information on state COVID-19 findings, click here.

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